Detroit Red Wings & the NHL

[Tony G]

[WingsFan]

Vancouver screwed on a HORRIBLE call against them in OT. Sharks move on.

DVR timer ran out just missed the end. Seen it on Sportscenter, im guessing you didn't care for the boarding call?

[Optimus Prime]

The bad news for Pens fans.... instead of being up 3-1 in the series, it's deadlocked at 2-2, with 2 of the next 3 in Pittsburgh... thanks to Marc-Andre Fleury surrendering 14 goals over 3 games. Of course, facing a goalie who?s letting in one in every four shots helps, too for the Isles.

The good news.....Pens backup - Thomas Vokoun, a veteran netminder and oh yeah, a New York Islander killer. Vokoun is 3-0, including a shutout, and has 0.90 goals against average. He's had a better season than MAF anyway and should have started the series.

Fleury has played 78 playoff games since 2007, most out of any Pen but just like last year against Philly, he is fighting the puck, lost all confidence and is shaky at best, time to bench him.

Expect Pens to roar back tomorrow night in Pittsburgh, Vokoun will be solid.

[Optimus Prime]

Vancouver's troubles started when they gave up a ton of players and draft choices to acquire Henry & Danny Sedin in 1999. The Sedin Sisters have been a Goddamned joke for over a decade.

Followed by their moronic inability to trade "outcast" Luongo for over a year now. BTW he was their best player this year in the playoffs, go figure.

Oh well, next year for the Canucks. LOL
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1 assist. Ended up -1 in the minutae[sic]......

???

So was Malkin, Iginla, Morrow, Glass, Orpik & Eaton. That tends to happen when your starting goaltender surrenders 6 weak goals in a single game and 14 over 3 games.

Funny, the Rocket Richard Goal Scoring Champion Alex Ovechkin went pointless in his team's game # 4 loss to the Rangers and finished the night -1.

In fact, Ovie finished the entire 48 game regular season at an embarrassing +2.

Christ, if coach Oates catches on to your inane & inconsequential trifling, Ovechkin is benched for sure in game 5!

[Rob F]

I love this thread come playoff time. I don't know which post over the last day or so made me laugh louder, though---the "Princess Cindy" chant, or the 'No Cups/just Drinking Fountains" in Vancouver pic. Good stuff!

[WingsFan]

Vancouver is 2-12 last 14 playoff games


The Wings aren't making any changes, so once again, Mikael Samuelsson will be on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, in place of the suspended Justin Abdelkader.

[Optimus Prime]

Ducks will be tough to beat at home tonight, should be a great game.

Vokoun gets start for Pens in G5, since winning the Cup, Fluery is 14-16 in playoff games, unacceptable.

[geo weidl]

Vancouver had a hard time selling their tickets for the playoffs, looks as if the fans knew what to expect.

[madootra]

DVR timer ran out just missed the end. Seen it on Sportscenter, im guessing you didn't care for the boarding call?

Not at all. 2 guys going for the Puck....shoulder-to-shoulder contact. ESPECIALLY in OT. Bullshit call.

[madootra]

1 assist. Ended up -1 in the minutae[sic]......

???

So was Malkin, Iginla, Morrow, Glass, Orpik & Eaton. That tends to happen when your starting goaltender surrenders 6 weak goals in a single game and 14 over 3 games.

Funny, the Rocket Richard Goal Scoring Champion Alex Ovechkin went pointless in his team's game # 4 loss to the Rangers and finished the night -1.

In fact, Ovie finished the entire 48 game regular season at an embarrassing +2.

Christ, if coach Oates catches on to your inane & inconsequential trifling, Ovechkin is benched for sure in game 5!

Funny....I'm wondering who said anything about A) Benching your Boy-Crush, or B) has slathered over each "Shift-by-shift" about Ovie......Malkin.....Iginla, et al. By your masturbatory posting, I would think Cindy should win this thing single-handedly. But, yes......The Penguin's Goaltender is the weakest link.

As to missing a letter in Minutiae.......I'm remaining stubbornly insistent that there is no "I" in hockey! :-D

[Optimus Prime]

Rangers tie series wirh Caps at 2, Ovechkin blanked again. ;)

[madootra]

I can't figure out Washington. Glad I don't really care about that series. Would have liked to see the Leafs get a win.

[Rob F]

Red Wings just re-took the lead 2-1, midway thru the 2nd period. Nice pass by Datsyuk (sprawled out flat on the ice, BTW) to Zetterburg streaking down the ice. Hank's shot was blocked but not controlled by Hiller, bounced right back out to Samuelson on the right side who rammed it home before Hiller could recover his bearings.

Now the Wings putting tremendous pressure offensively on Hiller, I like the energy level Detroit's showing in this period.

[Rob F]

Wings going on the Power Play, 5-minute boarding. Cleary having to go to the dressing room for treatment. Winnik gonna get a fine and possible suspension for this cheap hit.

[madootra]

And.....not only do we waste it with nonchalant passing, zero hustle, and sloppy play....we give up the tying goal.